Smith + Nephew

Innovision Corporation

Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc.

Other

Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.

Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.

Biomimetic Innovations Limited

Memphis Orthopaedic Design, Inc.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. (partial Interest)

Thomas A Russell

John R Pepper

Roy Werner Sanders

Gene Edward Austin

Anthony H James

William Ricci

Timothy J Petteys

Jon Andrew Harmon

Paul Tornetta

Todd A Glover

Shaun B Hanson

Christopher D Mandeen

Samuel A Houston

Joseph Michael Ferrante

Harry Kai Lee

Angie Mines

David L Nichols

Nicholas S Ritchey

Lauralan Terrill-Grisoni

Christopher E Johnson

Patrick J Culley

Therise Ruffin

Kevin Raburn

Michael L Fulton

Robert Brosnahan

Mark S Gosney

Harry E Lee, Jr

Gerard Insley

Christophe Geisert

Donna D Holland

Tanja Limberger

Angela Mines

Device for bone repair or implant fixation

Certain embodiments of the invention provide plates for treating periarticular fractures or other non-full body weight bearing applications that combine polyaxial fixation with a low profile and enhanced contouring that more closely conforms to bone. Such plates can be designed to achieve buttressing effect and/or to be used in a reinforcement mode. Other features can be combined with these. Such plates can be created for use on bone sites such as on a tibia, fibula, metatarsal, calcaneous, other foot bone, humerus, radius, ulna, spinal, maxillofacial, as well as sites on other bones.

Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates

The invention features bone screws having a threaded screw body and a screw head attached to one end of the screw body, the bone screw further including: a) an interior channel extending longitudinally through the screw head and through at least a portion of the screw body, wherein the interior channel has a width of less than 5.0 millimeters; and b) a plurality of radially-disposed delivery channels connecting the interior channel to the exterior of the screw body, each delivery channel having exterior openings. The invention further features devices that include a bone screw and a delivery manifold detachably attached to the screw head of the bone screw. In addition, the invention features methods of treating a patient having a bone defect by using a bone screw described herein.

Bone screws and methods of use thereof

The invention features bone drill guides, sleeves, and methods of use thereof in inserting hardware into bones, in particular to repair bone defects. The bone drill guides are designed to seat firmly against bone while allowing translational, rotational, and angular movement during an operation. The bone drill guides also allow for insertion of multiple devices, such as guide wires, into bone at defined and constrained relative position.

Bone drill guides and methods of use thereof

The invention features improved bone screws, a delivery manifold for delivering a flowable medium to a bone screw, and washers for use with the bone screw to provide compressive fixation. The invention also features methods of treatment using the bone screws, washers, and/or delivery manifold, and kits that include the same.

The invention features a kit comprising components for a device for positioning and supporting a limb (e.g., an arm or leg) of a patient. The invention also features methods of assembling and adjusting a limb positioning device.

Limb positioner

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Memphis, TN, United States of America

Thomas A Russell